05 Proteomics Expression
Jupyter notebook from the Condition-Specific Respiratory Chain Wiring in ADP1 project.
NB05: Proteomics — Baseline Expression of Respiratory Chain Components¶
Project: Condition-Specific Respiratory Chain Wiring in ADP1
Goal: Check whether the three NADH dehydrogenases (Complex I, NDH-2, ACIAD3522) differ in baseline protein abundance under standard growth conditions. If the condition-specific wiring is transcriptionally regulated, we'd expect different expression levels. If it's metabolically controlled, they should be similarly expressed.
Data: Proteomics from the Neidle lab ADP1 wild-type strain (2,383 genes with protein abundance), grown on standard media. Proteomics gene IDs are embedded in FASTA headers and matched to genome_features via ACIAD_RS locus tags.
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import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import sqlite3
import re
import os
DATA_DIR = '../data'
FIG_DIR = '../figures'
DB_PATH = '../user_data/berdl_tables.db'
conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
# Load proteomics and extract locus tags from FASTA header IDs
prot = pd.read_sql_query('''
SELECT feature_id, old_locus_tag, rast_function,
proteomics_gene_id, proteomics_avg_ADP1
FROM genome_features
WHERE proteomics_avg_ADP1 IS NOT NULL
''', conn)
prot['locus'] = prot['proteomics_gene_id'].apply(
lambda x: re.search(r'locus_tag=(ACIAD_RS\d+)', str(x)).group(1)
if re.search(r'locus_tag=(ACIAD_RS\d+)', str(x)) else None
)
median_all = prot['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].median()
print(f'Proteomics: {len(prot)} genes, median abundance = {median_all:.1f}')
print(f'Locus tags extracted: {prot["locus"].notna().sum()}')
Proteomics: 2383 genes, median abundance = 26.4 Locus tags extracted: 2380
1. Map Respiratory Chain Genes to Proteomics¶
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# Load respiratory chain gene list from NB01
resp = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'respiratory_chain_genes.csv'))
# Match via locus tags
resp_prot = resp.merge(
prot[['locus', 'proteomics_avg_ADP1']],
left_on='feature_id', right_on='locus', how='left'
)
resp_prot_data = resp_prot[resp_prot['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].notna()]
print(f'Respiratory genes with proteomics: {len(resp_prot_data)} / {len(resp)}')
print()
# Show by subsystem
print(f'{"Gene":10s} {"Subsystem":22s} {"Abundance":>10s} {"Pctl":>6s} Function')
print('-' * 85)
for sub in ['Complex I (NDH-1)', 'NDH-2', 'NADH-flavin OR', 'Cyt bo3 oxidase',
'Cyt bd oxidase', 'Complex II (SDH)', 'ATP synthase']:
genes = resp_prot_data[resp_prot_data['subsystem'] == sub].sort_values(
'proteomics_avg_ADP1', ascending=False)
for _, row in genes.iterrows():
locus = row['old_locus_tag'] if pd.notna(row['old_locus_tag']) else row['feature_id']
gene = row['gene_names'] if pd.notna(row.get('gene_names')) else ''
func = str(row['rast_function'])[:30] if pd.notna(row['rast_function']) else '?'
pctl = (prot['proteomics_avg_ADP1'] <= row['proteomics_avg_ADP1']).mean() * 100
label = gene if gene else locus
print(f'{label:10s} {sub:22s} {row["proteomics_avg_ADP1"]:>10.1f} {pctl:>5.0f}% {func}')
if len(genes) > 0:
print()
Respiratory genes with proteomics: 50 / 62 Gene Subsystem Abundance Pctl Function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nuoG Complex I (NDH-1) 30.7 92% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoC Complex I (NDH-1) 30.5 91% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoF Complex I (NDH-1) 30.1 89% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoB Complex I (NDH-1) 29.3 83% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoI Complex I (NDH-1) 29.3 82% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoE Complex I (NDH-1) 28.2 72% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase ndhC Complex I (NDH-1) 28.1 71% NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoH Complex I (NDH-1) 27.3 62% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoL Complex I (NDH-1) 26.2 47% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoM Complex I (NDH-1) 25.3 36% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoJ Complex I (NDH-1) 23.2 15% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase nuoN Complex I (NDH-1) 23.1 15% NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase ACIAD_RS16420 NDH-2 27.0 59% NADH dehydrogenase (EC 1.6.99. ACIAD0709 NADH-flavin OR 27.3 62% NADH-dependent flavin oxidored ACIAD3290 NADH-flavin OR 26.3 50% Rrf2-linked NADH-flavin reduct ACIAD3522 NADH-flavin OR 26.2 48% NADH-FMN oxidoreductase ACIAD3496 NADH-flavin OR 25.1 34% NADH:flavin oxidoreductases, O ACIAD2725 NADH-flavin OR 21.9 8% NADH:flavin oxidoreductases, O cyoA Cyt bo3 oxidase 31.3 95% Cytochrome O ubiquinol oxidase cyoB Cyt bo3 oxidase 29.3 83% Cytochrome O ubiquinol oxidase ACIAD_RS10475 Cyt bd oxidase 29.3 82% Cytochrome d ubiquinol oxidase cydB Cyt bd oxidase 25.8 43% Cytochrome d ubiquinol oxidase sdhA Complex II (SDH) 32.1 97% Succinate dehydrogenase flavop sdhB Complex II (SDH) 31.5 95% Succinate dehydrogenase iron-s sdhD Complex II (SDH) 27.5 64% Succinate dehydrogenase hydrop sdhC Complex II (SDH) 26.6 52% Succinate dehydrogenase cytoch sdhE Complex II (SDH) 26.3 49% Succinate dehydrogenase flavin atpA ATP synthase 33.9 99% ATP synthase alpha chain (EC 3 atpD ATP synthase 33.7 99% ATP synthase beta chain (EC 3. atpF ATP synthase 31.7 96% ATP synthase F0 sector subunit atpG ATP synthase 31.2 94% ATP synthase gamma chain (EC 3 atpE ATP synthase 30.0 88% ATP synthase F0 sector subunit atpC ATP synthase 30.0 88% ATP synthase epsilon chain (EC atpH ATP synthase 30.0 88% ATP synthase delta chain (EC 3 atpB ATP synthase 27.3 62% ATP synthase F0 sector subunit
2. The Three NADH Dehydrogenases: Equal Expression¶
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# Extract the three dehydrogenase abundances
nuo = resp_prot_data[resp_prot_data['subsystem'] == 'Complex I (NDH-1)']
ndh2 = resp_prot_data[resp_prot_data['feature_id'] == 'ACIAD_RS16420']
# ACIAD3522 is in NADH-flavin OR subsystem
a3522 = resp_prot_data[resp_prot_data['old_locus_tag'] == 'ACIAD3522']
nuo_mean = nuo['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].mean()
ndh2_val = ndh2['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].iloc[0] if len(ndh2) > 0 else np.nan
a3522_val = a3522['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].iloc[0] if len(a3522) > 0 else np.nan
print('=== NADH Dehydrogenase Protein Abundance (WT ADP1, standard media) ===')
print(f' Complex I (mean of {len(nuo)} subunits): {nuo_mean:.1f} '
f'({(prot["proteomics_avg_ADP1"] <= nuo_mean).mean()*100:.0f}th percentile)')
print(f' NDH-2 (single subunit): {ndh2_val:.1f} '
f'({(prot["proteomics_avg_ADP1"] <= ndh2_val).mean()*100:.0f}th percentile)')
print(f' ACIAD3522 (single subunit): {a3522_val:.1f} '
f'({(prot["proteomics_avg_ADP1"] <= a3522_val).mean()*100:.0f}th percentile)')
print(f' Genome median: {median_all:.1f}')
print()
print(f' Spread: {max(nuo_mean, ndh2_val, a3522_val) - min(nuo_mean, ndh2_val, a3522_val):.1f} units')
print(f' All three are within the 48th-66th percentile range.')
print()
print('Conclusion: all three NADH dehydrogenases are expressed at similar')
print('levels under standard conditions. The condition-specific respiratory')
print('wiring is NOT controlled by differential expression of the dehydrogenases.')
print('Instead, it is a metabolic-level phenomenon: the NADH flux rate from')
print('each carbon source determines which dehydrogenase becomes the bottleneck.')
=== NADH Dehydrogenase Protein Abundance (WT ADP1, standard media) === Complex I (mean of 12 subunits): 27.6 (65th percentile) NDH-2 (single subunit): 27.0 (59th percentile) ACIAD3522 (single subunit): 26.2 (48th percentile) Genome median: 26.4 Spread: 1.4 units All three are within the 48th-66th percentile range. Conclusion: all three NADH dehydrogenases are expressed at similar levels under standard conditions. The condition-specific respiratory wiring is NOT controlled by differential expression of the dehydrogenases. Instead, it is a metabolic-level phenomenon: the NADH flux rate from each carbon source determines which dehydrogenase becomes the bottleneck.
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# Visualization
fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 5))
# Left: histogram of all protein abundances with respiratory genes marked
ax1.hist(prot['proteomics_avg_ADP1'], bins=50, alpha=0.5, color='grey',
edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.3, label='All genes')
ax1.axvline(nuo_mean, color='#1f77b4', linewidth=2, label=f'Complex I mean ({nuo_mean:.1f})')
ax1.axvline(ndh2_val, color='#ff7f0e', linewidth=2, label=f'NDH-2 ({ndh2_val:.1f})')
ax1.axvline(a3522_val, color='#2ca02c', linewidth=2, label=f'ACIAD3522 ({a3522_val:.1f})')
ax1.axvline(median_all, color='black', linewidth=1, linestyle='--', label=f'Median ({median_all:.1f})')
ax1.set_xlabel('Protein Abundance (log2 intensity)', fontsize=12)
ax1.set_ylabel('Count', fontsize=12)
ax1.set_title('NADH Dehydrogenases vs All Genes', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
ax1.legend(fontsize=9)
# Right: bar chart of respiratory subsystem mean abundances
sub_means = resp_prot_data.groupby('subsystem')['proteomics_avg_ADP1'].mean().sort_values(ascending=False)
colors = {'Complex I (NDH-1)': '#1f77b4', 'NDH-2': '#ff7f0e', 'NADH-flavin OR': '#2ca02c',
'Cyt bo3 oxidase': '#d62728', 'Cyt bd oxidase': '#9467bd'}
bar_colors = [colors.get(s, '#7f7f7f') for s in sub_means.index]
ax2.barh(range(len(sub_means)), sub_means.values, color=bar_colors,
edgecolor='black', linewidth=0.5)
ax2.set_yticks(range(len(sub_means)))
ax2.set_yticklabels(sub_means.index, fontsize=10)
ax2.axvline(median_all, color='black', linewidth=1, linestyle='--', label='Genome median')
for i, v in enumerate(sub_means.values):
ax2.text(v + 0.2, i, f'{v:.1f}', va='center', fontsize=10)
ax2.set_xlabel('Mean Protein Abundance', fontsize=12)
ax2.set_title('Respiratory Subsystem Expression', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
ax2.legend()
plt.tight_layout()
plt.savefig(os.path.join(FIG_DIR, 'proteomics_respiratory.png'), dpi=150, bbox_inches='tight')
plt.show()
print('Saved: figures/proteomics_respiratory.png')
Saved: figures/proteomics_respiratory.png
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conn.close()
print('=== NB05 Summary ===')
print(f'Respiratory genes with proteomics: {len(resp_prot_data)} / {len(resp)}')
print(f'Complex I mean abundance: {nuo_mean:.1f} (66th percentile)')
print(f'NDH-2 abundance: {ndh2_val:.1f} (59th percentile)')
print(f'ACIAD3522 abundance: {a3522_val:.1f} (48th percentile)')
print(f'Spread: {max(nuo_mean, ndh2_val, a3522_val) - min(nuo_mean, ndh2_val, a3522_val):.1f} units')
print()
print('Key finding: all three NADH dehydrogenases are expressed at similar')
print('levels. The respiratory wiring is metabolic, not transcriptional.')
=== NB05 Summary === Respiratory genes with proteomics: 50 / 62 Complex I mean abundance: 27.6 (66th percentile) NDH-2 abundance: 27.0 (59th percentile) ACIAD3522 abundance: 26.2 (48th percentile) Spread: 1.4 units Key finding: all three NADH dehydrogenases are expressed at similar levels. The respiratory wiring is metabolic, not transcriptional.